How would you define your approach in a few words?
To restore the meaning and place of art to a public that is in great need of it; to amaze children. To show that a new vision of stone is possible; to free it from gravity. My activity is a way of serving humanistic, ecological, philanthropic projects.
What are your main sources of inspiration?
There is an irrational part in my work, an instinctive influence that arrives like a flash. And there is another part where it is a commission, where the sculpture is guided by a word, a request from my clients. What is most important to me is the story behind the project.
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How are tradition and innovation expressed in your work?
Tradition is expressed in use and research: I use ancient and modern tools. Innovation is about linking new tools to the tradition of ancestral tools to continue lifting stones, for the gods, for art, for the public. Man has always lifted stones, whatever tools he had, I carry on this tradition.
What do you enjoy most about your work?
When I'm in the heart of the mountains looking for my stones. Seeing the joy in the eyes of the public, notably the children who pounce on the spheres to give them a hug. My first critics are children, it’s for them that I work. Finally, to be able to practise my craft in complete freedom.